Soyuz, any of several versions of Soviet/Russian crewed spacecraft launched since 1967 and the longest-serving crewed-spacecraft design in use. Originally conceived in Soviet aerospace designer Sergey Korolyov’s design bureau (Energia) for the U.S.S.R.’s Moon-landing program (officially canceled in 1974), the modular craft has served mainly as a crew ferry to and from Earth-orbiting space stations, specifically the Salyut stations, Mir, and the International Space Station (ISS). Soyuz is the Russian word for “union.” The 7-metre- (23-foot-) long, seven-metric-ton vehicle comprises three modules joined in line a central, bell-shaped descent module with contoured couches for as many as three persons during ascent,
Former NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the highest U.S. honor reserved for spaceflight veterans.
There are quite a few times in history when crews ran into trouble, and got out again. That s why good training for the extreme environment of space is a must.